[clean-list] CFP UPGRADE-CN'07

[Giancarlo Fortino]

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2nd Workshop on the Use of P2P, GRID and Agents for the 
Development of Content Networks (UPGRADE-CN'07)
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to take place during

17th IEEE HPDC (High Performance Distributed Computing)
June 25-29, 2007, Monterey Bay, California, USA                           

 
HPDC'07
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High-Performance Distributed Computing (HPDC) combines the advances in
research and technologies in high speed networks, software, distributed
computing and parallel processing to deliver high-performance, large-scale
and cost-effective computational, storage and communication capabilities to
a wide range of applications. 
The intent of this meeting is to provide a forum in which researchers report
on new ideas and technical insights, application teams express the
challenges of constructing wide area or scalable high performance
applications, and technology creators report on future developments. 


UPGRADE-CN'07
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Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) have emerged to improve the efficiency
of static, time-dependent and rich media content delivery atop large-scale
IP-based networks. The main objective of current CDNs is the efficient
delivery and increased availability of content to the consumer. However,
modern applications do not just perform retrieval or access operation on
content but also create content, modify and manage content, and actively
place content at appropriate locations. To deal with such new requirements,
the more general Content Networks (CNs) are being introduced. Design and
implementation of robust and efficient CNs in large-scale computing
environments demand for emerging paradigms and software technologies. Agent,
P2P and GRID computing paradigms have already demonstrated their suitability
in supporting the development of high-performance systems over large-scale,
dynamic and heterogeneous environments. Therefore their integrated use,
which accounts for dynamism (P2P), robustness (GRID), and intelligence
(Agents), can augment the effectiveness and boost the efficiency of future
content distribution infrastructures.


Areas of interest
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In this workshop we are interested in the combined issues of using P2P, GRID
and Agent paradigms and technologies to support effective design and
efficient implementation of high-performance content networks. In
particular, the areas of interest are the following (although this list
should not be treated as exclusive):

* architectures for general-purpose content networks
* architectures for streaming content distribution networks
* protocols and mechanisms for content management
* protocols and mechanisms for content delivery
* protocols and mechanisms for content discovery
* protocols and mechanisms for content distribution
* platforms and tools for content production
* mechanisms for content-based request redirection
* mechanisms for cooperative caching
* frameworks and toolkits for the development of CNs
* novel applications based on CNs


Program Chairs
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Giancarlo Fortino - Università della Calabria, Italy
g.fortino at unical.it

Carlo Mastroianni - ICAR/CNR, Italy
mastroianni at icar.cnr.it

Guillaume Pierre - Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands
gpierre at cs.vu.nl


Workshop Program Committee
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Manuel Esteve, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Zongming Fei, University of Kentucky, USA
Andrew Harrison, University of Cardiff, UK
Ian Kelley, University of Cardiff, UK
Michela Meo, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Wilma Russo, Università della Calabria, Italy
Giandomenico Spezzano, ICAR/CNR, Italy
Weisong Shi, Wayne State University, USA
Domenico Talia, Università della Calabria, Italy
Ian Taylor, University of Cardiff, UK
Rainer Unland, University of Essen, Germany 


Web Site
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http://lisdip.deis.unical.it/workshops/upgrade-n07/index.htm


Submission Guidelines
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Original papers from the above-mentioned or other related areas will be
considered. Please submit full papers: 6 pages maximum in IEEE Computer
Science format.
Please follow this link to submit your paper:
http://www.isi.edu/hpdc2007/submissions.htm
Each submission will be reviewed by at least three members of the
International Program Committee.


Publication
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The workshop proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society and
distributed at the conference. 


Journal Special Issue
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As for the first edition (which took place during the IEEE HPDC 2006
conference in Paris), selected papers will be invited to a special issue of
an international journal.


Important Dates
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February 20, 2007: Submission of Papers
March 10, 2007: Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection
April 10, 2007: Submission of Camera-Ready Copies
June  26, 2007: Workshop Takes Place



Prof. Giancarlo Fortino
Associate Professor of Computer Science
DEIS - Department of Electronics, Computer Science and Systems
University of Calabria
Via P. Bucci, cubo 41C
87036 Rende (CS), ITALY
Tel. +39.0984.494063
Fax. +39.0984.494713
email: g.fortino at unical.it, fortino at icsi.berkeley.edu, g.fortino at ieee.org
web: http://si.deis.unical.it/~fortino